Eckel: Philadelphia Eagles Gamble with Michael Vick

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will make up to $10 million this season ... if the Birds win the Super Bowl.Martin Griff/The Times

Some times you can’t put a price on coming home or, for that matter, staying home.

The Eagles announced two major moves this past week, and both were somewhat surprising at face value.

Monday saw the news that quarterback Mike Vick had restructured his contract and would be back with the team on a one-year deal worth $7 million. There are some incentives that could push it to $10 million — but one of those is the Eagles winning the Super Bowl. So let’s put that one in the not-likely-to-be-earned category.

That’s less than half of the $15.5 million Vick was supposed to earn this season under that make-believe $100 million contract he signed a few years ago.

The next announcement came Wednesday, that the Eagles had hired Tom Gamble to be their vice president of player personnel. Gamble, who began his career as a scout with the Eagles when his father, Harry, was team president in the mid-80s, left basically the same position with the 49ers. His title there was director of player personnel.

So a long-time personnel man leaves the defending NFC champions and a team that is going to be good for a lot of years for a team that went 4-12 last year and is in complete rebuilding mode (except maybe at quarterback with the re-signing of Vick).

What gives?

“Big time,” Gamble answered when asked if coming home was the key reason for his decision. “That, and there were some other things too. I got to know Howie (Roseman, the Eagles general manager) the past few years, and I really like him. He wants to win. I know Chip (Kelly, the Eagles new head coach) from being in the Pac-12. I know a lot of the staff he hired. I really like those guys.

Lawrenceville School product Tom Gamble returned "home" by joining the Philadelphia Eagles' front office this week.NFL

“I was in San Francisco for eight years; I loved it there. I love Jim Harbaugh. He and I talked at length before I left. But this was a chance to come home, to come back to Philly. I mean we’re talking about Philadelphia. I’m thinking about my kids, my family. This is always going to be home for me. It just all came together at the right time. It’s a new regime, a new staff, I’m looking forward to this.”

Vick might not make Philadelphia his permanent home. He does hope it all comes together for him in Kelly’s offense, which seems to fit his talents.

A little over a week ago in this column, it was pointed out why it didn’t make sense for the Eagles to keep Vick — why they should move on and let him do the same.

Those feelings haven’t changed completely, but after the move was announced and the more thought was put into it, I could kind of see the reasoning.

Once Vick was willing to give up the $15.5 million and accept $7 million, it made more sense to give him a shot with Kelly and see what happens.

At $15.5 million, with a few million of it guaranteed, Vick was a bad investment. At $7 million guarantee-free, Vick is a low-risk, high-reward option.

Face it: this might be as bad of a quarterback draft class as there has been in years. There’s no reason to take a quarterback just for the sake of taking him and hoping he can play, especially when you have needs at every position on defense.

The free agent quarterback crop is basically barren as well. Baltimore is not letting Joe Flacco go, so forget that notion.

Yes, you could trade for Alex Smith or Matt Flynn. But again, it would cost a much-needed draft pick, and both of them will earn more than Vick will next year.

And are you sure Smith or Flynn will be better in Kelly’s offense than Vick? I’m not.

Give Vick a year, providing he beats out Nick Foles and Dennis Dixon in camp and, if he doesn’t, cut him. If it goes better than expected, you have your quarterback; if it doesn’t, well, the Class of 2014 has some pretty good quarterbacks in it.

• There were conflicting reports this week about Andy Reid and Nick Foles.

The Philadelphia Eagles should trade quarterback Nick Foles to Andy Reid in Kansas City to get a much-needed draft pick.David Maialetti/Philadelphia Daily News

One said Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs want Foles. The other said the Eagles aren’t looking to trade him.

I say if Reid wants him badly enough to give the Eagles the first pick of the third round, do it. And do it now.

Unless Kelly really changes what he likes to do offensively, Foles is not going to fit. Send him to Reid, and use that pick for help on defense.

• We’ll get more into the draft beginning next week when our position-by-position series begins, but I’ll be surprised if one of these five players isn’t the fourth selection of the first round (providing the Eagles do not trade it): Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah; Luke Joeckel, T, Texas A&M; Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama; Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia and Chance Warmack, OL, Alabama.

Warmack is the wild card. They could probably move down a few spots and still get him. He may also be one of the best players in this draft when it’s said and done.